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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
559 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 TORNADO MAHANOY CITY 05/27/2024...


.Mahanoy City...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/27/2024
Start Time:             07:38 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 W Mahanoy City / Schuylkill County / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.8087 / -76.1549

End Date:               05/27/2024
End Time:               07:44 PM EDT
End Location:           Mahanoy City / Schuylkill County / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.8205 / -76.1301

A National Weather Service Survey has confirmed that an EF1 tornado
with maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph occurred in Mahanoy
City during the evening of Monday, May 27, 2024. The tornado
formed just west of Mahanoy City at 7:38 PM EDT and traveled NE.
The tornado uprooted several trees along its path as it moved into
Mahanoy City and crossed E Railroad Street. Roof shingles and
pieces of wooden debris had been lofted into the air. Several
impalements of wood into roofs were observed from falling debris
and the siding from several houses had been damaged. Several
windows on the local elementary school had been damaged. The
tornado eventually crossed train tracks just N of Mahanoy City
uprooting additional trees before lifting after it crossed Glendon
Road at 7:44 PM EDT.


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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Bowen/Evanego